Head of Finance Full Time Temporary

Head of Finance needed in Barnet £397.24 per day PAYE – Reference:451075

This role will involve:

• Support development of a strategic vision for the service to enable the client to meet its future challenges, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Lead in the development and implementation of the financial strategy, fundamentally ensuring sustainability over the medium term
• Work closely with all senior stakeholders to ensure best use of limited financial resources, providing the strategic financial advice, insight, intelligence and support needed
• Continually review, update and report on financial risks and opportunities, advising how the risks can be mitigated and the opportunities exploited
• Draw on an in-depth knowledge of client services and the related financial complexities, to ensure the provision of systems and procedures that enable effective budgetary control; ensure that variations and emerging financial pressures are drawn to the attention of budget managers, with options and plans for their resolution
• Advise the Chief Financial Officer in their S151 role (and act as their advocate) on funding, financial management and accounting requirements
• Promote a culture which empowers budget holders and supports the delivery of value for money services and knowledge of key cost drivers
• Drive and/or support the development of outcome based commissioning models to better ensure strong price competition and transfer of risks through contracts with third parties

Ideally candidates will have:

• Full member of CCAB, (preferably CIPFA), CFA, or ACT with significant post qualification experience
• Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Post-graduate qualification (eg MBA, Masters degree)
• Strategic management experience, including translating organisational drivers into strategic objectives, longer term plans, new ways of working and specific outcomes, for a service in a large public sector organisation
• Experience advising on and preparing business cases for investment decisions including the ability to apply options appraisals and evaluation techniques
• Well-developed IT skills (MS Office suite, financial systems, data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau))

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

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